hkskyline
Active Member
I've never heard of an expiry date on my Octopus card.
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Chinese Jamaican Bloke
New Member
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Jonny5
Senior Member
This decision on how to adapt TTC fares to PRESTO is still a few years away.
RedRocket191
Senior Member
Personally, I prefer that they ditch the monthly pass and go with the reward system everyone else is using. The benefits are overwhelming when compared to traditional period passes.
hbl33
Active Member
Can't we have a frequent flyer program-equivalent to transit use? Frequent use of transit in return for free rides, priority seating, free standbys, transit "lounge", transit-sponsored perks, and other generous discounts on newsstand merchandise, etc.
I will hitchhike instead of paying fares if Presto actually doesn't consolidate fares around the GTA.
I will hitchhike instead of paying fares if Presto actually doesn't consolidate fares around the GTA.
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RedRocket191
Senior Member
Patience. We do need to have the conversation about changing the policies behind the card, but getting it rolled out is key too.
Chinese Jamaican Bloke
New Member
reward system is for airlines
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RedRocket191
Senior Member
For travel on BT, each adult ride is $2.50 (the cost of an individual adult fare ticket.) After 36 full-fare rides within the same calendar month, the fare is free for the remainder of that month (the approximate equivalent of an adult monthly pass.)
This is what I'm talking about. It's called a reward system because you're rewarded for frequent travel. Stuff can have more than one definition, ya know :|
Mapleson
Active Member
Yep, not like Canadian Tire hasn't been giving out reward cash for decades. Only airlines are allowed to reward customer loyalty.
Not to mention credit cards with merchandise rewards, cash back, Petro-Points, Esso rewards, ClubZ, etc. etc. Sure, only the airlines.
Komiksulo
Active Member
When you tap that 36th fare and get free rides for the rest of the month, the machine should give one of those 'you have just won!' fanfares that the lottery terminals use.
hbl33
Active Member
Why not have Metrolinx merged with OLG?
chriskayTO
Active Member
What you're referring to is not a "loyalty program" per se, but simply a way to make sure that riders get the best deal available to them. If you spend over a certain threshold, then you can take advantage of pass pricing.
I believe it's this way in London, too.
RedRocket191
Senior Member
Semantics are fun.
A loyalty program gives people an incentive to continue using the service. The incentive here is that you'll get higher and higher discounts.
A rewards program gives people some sort of bonus for continuing to use the service. The reward here is that you'll get higher and higher discounts.
Notice how the second sentence is almost identical in both cases... For kicks, lets call this a "happy fun smile program". It's all the same.
A loyalty program gives people an incentive to continue using the service. The incentive here is that you'll get higher and higher discounts.
A rewards program gives people some sort of bonus for continuing to use the service. The reward here is that you'll get higher and higher discounts.
Notice how the second sentence is almost identical in both cases... For kicks, lets call this a "happy fun smile program". It's all the same.
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nfitz
Superstar
Me too ... mine is 4 years old. I see no need for this. They can always pull them all back one day if there's a technological change in the future.